Query: NC_015518:685885 Acidianus hospitalis W1 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Acidianus hospitalis; Acidianus; Sulfolobaceae; Sulfolobales; Crenarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: Chemolithoautotrophic and facultatively anaerobic acidothermophile. The Acidianus genus consists of acidothermophiles which grow optimally and slowly in the temperature range 65–95 degrees C and at pH 2–4 and belongs to the order Sulfolobales.
Subject: NC_013926:1037681 Aciduliprofundum boonei T469 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Aciduliprofundum boonei; Aciduliprofundum; ; ; Euryarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: Isolation: Mariner hydrothermal vent field in the South Pacific Ocean; Temp: Thermophile; Temp: 70C; Habitat: Deep sea, Hydrothermal vent, Marine. Acidophilic thermophile. Aciduliprofundum boonei is an obligate thermoacidophile growing at pH between 3.3 - 5.8 with an optimum temperature of 70 degrees C. This organism is a chemoorganotroph, using iron and sulfur as electron donors.